Praxiteles Agoranomos

Praxiteles Agoranomos (308 BC-) was a Pontic nobleman, magistrate, and general during the 3rd century BC. He was renowned for his campaigns against the Cappadocians and Galatians during the reigns of Mithridates I and Ariobarzanes, and he was even considered as the heir apparent for Ariobarzanes at one point.

Biography
Praxiteles was born in 308 BC to a family of Pontic Greek nobles, and he was loyal to King Mithridates I of Pontus from the beginning of his nation-building in 281 BC. He became affiliated with the xenophobic "Disciples of Zeus" party and rose to command a major field army ("The Sons of Rhea") during the war with Cappadocia in 272 BC, conquering the city of Mazaca. During the war with the Gallic Galatians, Praxiteles took a frontline role, conquering Iconium and suppressing revolts by the disturbed populace of the region. In 264 BC, Mithridates recognized Praxiteles' services by making him Agoranomus, an intendant of the marketplaces; he also arranged for him to marry Iola.